By the end of August, there was news that the Holy Master was preparing to return to Luang.
The Ninth Prince immediately joined forces with the Tenth Prince and wrote a greeting card, mentioning the matter of welcoming the driver, and wanted to go to Kouwai in person to pick him up with the Tenth Prince.
Because of smallpox, most Mongolian princes met outside the customs.
This time, the Holy Master left the customs from Miyun and entered the customs from Zhangjiakou.
The tenth elder brother knew that the ninth elder brother had been busy with enamel gold jewelry recently, so he thought he was thinking about meeting the Mongolian prince, and said, "Even if Khan Ama agrees to welcome him, it will be too late, right?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "Khan Ama will not agree."
Brother 10 was a little surprised and said: "Then this handout...is it just a formality?"
Brother Ninth said: "It's not all a formality. I guess they will allow us to pick him up in Haidian!"
Brother Ten couldn't help but laugh.
Kouwai is four hundred miles away from Beijing, and Haidian is less than forty miles away.
Brother Ninth's filial piety is somewhat lacking.
Brother Jiu hummed softly and said: "You should also learn a little bit, this is the intention of Khan Ama. Whether Khan Ama agrees or not is Khan Ama's business. We, as sons, have to remember it first, so that he can understand it in his heart!" "
The tenth elder brother smiled and nodded: "Well, I understand, brother, and I will listen to the ninth brother from now on."
Brother Jiu whispered: "Isn't there a saying that says 'old child'? Khan Ama is also a person who is approaching his fifties. Anyway, it's not a disadvantage to be more patient and just treat the child."
Brother Ten also whispered: "Brother Ninth should keep these words in his heart and don't expose them."
As for the spirit of the emperor's father, Ryoma, he would definitely not like to be treated as an old man.
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not stupid!"
Two days later, a joint note signed by the two princes was handed to the emperor.
*
Outside the mouth, in the place of Birkhan on the Angul Sea, the holy driver camped.
Kangxi looked at the joint album of the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince, and laughed and cursed: "It's not over yet, he is thinking about going out again!"
He had the same guess as the tenth elder brother, thinking that the ninth elder brother was thinking of coming over to fool the Mongolian prince.
In Kangxi's view, this need not be the case.
Like last year, it would be more respectable to wait for people from the inner and outer branches of the capital to come to you.
Liang Jiugong said from the side: "I heard that many Mongolian princes have written to Master Jiu. Is it possible that Master Jiu is worried about this?"
Come and try it quickly. 】
Kangxi shook his head and said: "What are you worried about? You are so frizzy and unstable!"
At the end of the year, all Mongolian ministries send people to Beijing for shifts. Why does a prince need to rush to the grassland eagerly?
If Brother Jiu signed his name and mentioned the reception, Kangxi would definitely deny it.
However, he also signed the tenth prince's signature. Both of them are princes on duty. They have not made any achievements in staying in the capital for the past two months, but they have not made any omissions.
Kangxi hesitated, hesitated, and finally said, "There is no need to rush, you can greet him in Changchun Garden."
At this moment, a eunuch came in from outside the door and said, "Your Majesty, Brother Fourteen has asked for an audience. He is waiting outside."
Kangxi put down his pen, nodded and said: "Pass it!"
He still loved his two younger sons, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Elders, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of traveling with them.
The fourteenth elder brother came in in a hurry, then looked at Kangxi eagerly and said: "Khan Ama, please send an errand to your son too!"
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and said, "What errands can you do?"
The fourteenth elder brother drooped his head, knowing that the Holy Master was about to return home.
Following the Northern Patrol, I originally rushed to the parade to hold the flag, but I did not go to the paddock this year.
Instead, we walked around the Zhaowuda Grassland and Xilin Gol Grassland, and ended up outside the entrance.
He felt a little aggrieved and said, "Any errand can be done. Brother Thirteen already has errands!"
No one will regard the thirteenth elder brother as the younger elder brother.
Those Mongolian princes were particularly polite and approachable when they met Thirteenth Prince.
"The thirteenth elder brother got eight horses, and my son only got two..."
Brother Fourteen said aggrievedly.
Both horses were given by the princess, one was given by Princess Chunxi and the other was given by Princess Rongxian.
Kangxi also heard something about it.
The Horqin Department is okay. Although there was a white disaster last year, the losses were not big because of good preparations in advance.
The Bahrain team was seriously injured.
Princess Rongxian was the eldest daughter, but she was different. She was also Kangxi's most beloved princess.
In previous years, gifting horses to the prince's elder brother would have been nothing, but for the Bahrain Department now, it was also a embarrassment.
Kangxi asked: "Are you ready to return the gift?"
The princess and her brothers are siblings, of the same generation, and have the same status. Even if they are not gifts, they also need to reciprocate.
The fourteenth elder brother nodded and said: "It's ready. The fourth elder brother helped prepare it. We brothers collected some money and asked people to buy 800 shi of grain in Zhangjiakou and gave it back to the second elder sister."
The imperial court had stored a thousand shi of grain in the official warehouse of the Bahrain Department. After discussing with the bachelor, Kangxi had ordered the opening of a warehouse to provide relief to the people of Bahrain, and also ordered the allocation of a thousand shi from the capital.
The brothers gathered together 800 shi of food, which was not a small amount.
The total number of princes who came with them this time was eight, but their titles were different. There were also two other princes, the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince, who were not on duty.
Kangxi heard this and knew in his mind that the eldest brother should have taken two hundred shi of silver, and the third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth brothers each received one hundred shi, and the two unfinished elders Fifty stones each.
The sons and daughters were in harmony and supported each other. Kangxi was very pleased and nodded: "That's good. What comes and goes is the long-lasting truth."
The fourteenth elder brother still looked at Kangxi eagerly and said: "Khan Ama, do you have any other errands in the second half of the year? My son is already twelve, so he is not young anymore!"
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm going to Gyeonggi to inspect the river construction. If you want to go, just follow me!"
Brother Fourteen quickly shook his head and said: "The capital is too close, and we can't go out for more than a few days, so forget it."
There are many princes and there are many errands to do. It's not good to be in this turn. You can only go out for a few days in total, and you have to bear the reputation.
Kangxi said angrily: "Are you still picky and picky?"
The fourteenth elder brother hurriedly said: "My son also wants to fulfill his filial piety to Khan Ama and share your worries..."
Looking at his pitiful appearance, Kangxi snorted softly and said, "Okay, I'll make a note of it and send you an errand later. Just don't complain about suffering!"
The fourteenth elder brother immediately beamed with joy and said: "No, don't worry, Khan Ama!"
After getting the job and being satisfied, he left and couldn't wait to show off to his thirteenth brother.
Looking at the fourteenth elder brother who was only half a head shorter than the guard, Kangxi said to Liang Jiugong: "I am one year older. I have not grown in vain. I know how to measure myself!"
When I was a child, if I saw something in the hands of the Thirteenth Brother, I must have it, or else I would grab it and cry, with the temperament of a little bully.
Last year, I was still thinking about Brother Thirteen’s yard.
He is considered a youngest son, he is very spoiled and does not know how to be humble to his brothers.
This time, he didn't care about Brother Thirteen's errand.
Liang Jiugong said: "It's all good teachings from the emperor. Brother and I are all friendly."
Kangxi nodded, feeling so and feeling much more comfortable.
In the camp, the fourteenth brother smiled happily and found the thirteenth brother. His chest was straight and his chin was lifted to the sky.
Brother Thirteen saw him and said with a smile: "Congratulations, congratulations, are you on an errand?"
These days, the Thirteenth Brother has an errand and is patrolling the camp with the Fifth Brother. The Fourteenth Brother’s eyes are red with envy.
When patrolling the camp, one wears armor and rides on horseback, with guards and guards behind him. He looks like a general, very impressive.
A few days ago, the fourteenth elder brother was thinking about asking for an errand.
The fourteenth elder brother was very happy and said: "Khan Ama agreed, but he didn't say what kind of errand it was. But I mentioned Gyeonggi before and I rejected it. It should be a long trip..."
The Thirteenth Brother smiled and looked at the Fourteenth Brother with some sympathy.
At the end of the year, what else is there to do when traveling far away?
Most of them are accompanying the soldiers to visit the mausoleum.
When the time comes to travel in the coldest month of winter, the whole process of marching in a hurry, and the journey back and forth for more than half a month, it should be different from the errand that Brother Fourteen imagined.
The fourteenth elder brother didn't realize it and was still guessing happily: "I don't know which brother should I go out with. It would be better to be the eldest brother, the fifth brother and the eighth brother. The third brother will be okay, let alone the fourth brother. Otherwise Nagging to death..."
He is self-aware and knows that he is here at this age. Even if he is sent on errands, he always follows his brothers.
Brother Thirteen doesn’t know who will be there then. Maybe there will be a bunch of people just like outside the Great Wall this time.
Or it would be the turn of other brothers, such as ninth brother and tenth brother.
He also thought of his twelfth brother.
That is his brother who is one year older than him. He will be a man next year, but he has not yet followed him.
He and Fourteenth Sequence were behind him, and they both went out two or three times.
Now that the twelfth elder brother is in the study, it is not embarrassing.
When he becomes a man next year, it will be time for him to work as an errand. What if Khan Amma still can't remember him?
We are close in age, and although we had little contact with each other before, now they both live in my elder brother's house, and we are much closer to them in our hearts.
It’s just that Brother Thirteen doesn’t have any good ideas.
He decided to wait until he returned to Beijing to discuss the matter with Brother Jiu in private.
Both the people in the palace and the people outside are all snobbish.
As time goes by, I might start to look down on my twelfth elder brother...
*
September has entered, and Shu Shu stares at the imperial calendar every day, waiting for the day when the results of the provincial examination will be released.
According to the current rules, the papers must be reviewed and the list compiled within half a month after the provincial examination.
Then the list will be released on the first "Yin" day or "Chen" day in September.
"Yinhu" and "Chenlong" are the twelve earthly branches, so the provincial examination list is also called the "Dragon and Tiger List".
And because the sweet-scented osmanthus in the south is fragrant at this time, it is also called "Guibang".
This year, the seventh day of September is "Ren Yin" day, and the ninth day of September is "Jia Chen" day.
A few days in advance, Shuntianfu Yamen posted a notice to release the results on the seventh day of September.
Brother Jiu has finally seen what it means for a woman to be tough-talking.
Mingming had said before that it didn't matter whether he passed the exam or not, it was just a matter of seeing the world; but when the results day came, Shu Shu still felt anxious.
This is hoping to be on the list.
Brother Ninth couldn't help but feel a little worried.
If Fusong fails, I'm afraid his wife will feel uncomfortable.
On the seventh day of September, Brother Jiu arrived at the Yamen and ordered He Yuzhu and Gao Bin to go to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen to look at the list.
"If Fusong is on the list, He Yuzhu should not delay and go directly back to my brother to report the good news; if he is not on the list, then go to Dongsi Street to buy some nuts, candied fruits and so on..."
